Tobacco-pipe



(NoMoaeL) P. BROWN, JI'.

TOBACCO PIPE.

Patented SeptI 14,1897.

NirE STATES l ATENT EErcE.

PHILIP BROIVN, JR., OF HAVERSTRAV, NEW YORK.

TOBACCO-PIPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 589,928, dated September 14, 1897. Appumio sied Api-i1 22,1897. serialNo. 633,276. (Nomodei.)

To all whom t 77u17/ concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP BROWN, Jr. a' citizen of the United States, residing at Haverstraw, in the countyof Rockland and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Tobacco-Pipe, of which the following is a speciiication. l

This invention relates to certain improve" ments in tobacco-pipes, and especially in that class of pipes which are ladapted for useas holders for cigars and the like; and the object of the invention is to provide a device of this character of a simple and inexpensive nature and of a neat and attractive appearance, which shall be adapted not merely-for use as a pipe, but also as a holder for both cigars and cigarettes. i

The invention consists in a pipe. the stem of which is provided with a shank having projecting from its upper surface a cup to receive and hold a cigar, a plug adapted for insertion in said cup and provided with a hollow of a size adapted to receive and' hold a cigarette, and a bowl having at its lower end a socket to receive and fit the cup on the upper surface of the shank and having a shoulder to engage said plug and hold the same in place.

The invention also contemplates certain novel features of the construction, combination, and arrangement of the various parts of the improved pipe whereby certain important advantages are attained, and the device is made simpler, cheaper, and otherwise better adapted and more convenient for use, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the claims.

In order that my invention maybe the better understood, I have shown inthe` accompanying drawings a pipe constructed in accordance therewith, in which drawings- Figure l is a perspective view of the pipe provided with my improvements, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken through the'stem and bowl of the pipe and showing the construction ofthe same. Fig. 3 isa perspective view showing the pipe with the bowl and plug thereof removed, the pipe being adapted l for use as a ci gar-holder; and Fig. 4 is a per speetive View showing the hollow plug detached. Fig. 5 is detail sectional view showing a slightly-modified construction of bowl, wherein the threads and shoulder are formed as integral parts thereof.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the stem. of the pipe, having an enlarged or shank portion 2, and 3 indicates the smoke-duct extending through the stem and shank. The shank of the stem is formed with a projecting upper portion 4,which is eXteriorly screw-threaded, as shown at 5 in Fig. 3, and is provided with a hollow 6,wherein is adapted to be received the end of the cigar when the pipe is used as a cigar-holder. At and surrounding the base of the projecting cup 4 the upper surface of the shank 2 is formed with a flattened shoulder 7, against which abuts the lower end of the bowl 8 of the pipe, as shown in Fig. 2,

Asaid bowl being formed with interior screwthreads tovt the screw-threads 5 onv the jecting portion 4 of the shank.

9 indicates the hollow plug, which is pro-` vided with a body portion of circular crosssection adapted for insertion in the hollow 6 of the cigar-holding cup or projection 4, said pro"f plug-being provided with an annular flange l0, projecting from its upper partand adapted to rest upon the upper edges ofthe said cup, as shown in Fig. 2, and being formed with a hollow or passage ll, wherein is adapted to be received a cigarette, so that when the plug 9 is inserted in the hollow 6 of the cigar-hold ing cup orprojection 4, the bowl of the pipe being removed, the ipipe is adapted for holding a cigarette.

In order to hold the plug 9 in position in the hollow of the cup 4, I provide the lower part of the pipe-bowl S with an interiorlyprojecting flange or shoulder l2, which is adapted `for engagement with the upper side of the flange l0 on the plug whenA the plug is in place in the cup 4, and the pipe-bowl 8 is screwed down upon the shank, so as to prevent the tobacco or ashes contained in the pipe from coming in` contact with the threaded surfaces, so as to affect the operationv of the device. As shown in Fig. 2, the bowl S of the pipe is formed of two parts or sections,

the hollow of the portion 4 of the shank, and

' the pipe-bowl S may be screwed down upon the threaded surface of said portion 4 over said plug, so as to hold the same securely in place, and the device will then be adapted for use as a pipe.` When it is desired to use the pipe as a cigar-holder, the bowl 8 will be unscrewed and the plug 9 removed from the hollow 6, so as to permit the cigar to be inserted therein, and when it is desired to use the device as a eigarette-holderit is only necessary to insert said plug in said hol-low. If desired, the two parts or sections of the pipebowl may be made separable and the inner part may be made to screw upon the threaded surface ofthe cup or projection 4 of the shank, so as to cover the threaded surface thereof and impart a better (inishto the device.

From the above description it will be seen that the improved pipe is of an extremely simpleand inexpensive nature and is especially well adapted for the purposes for which it is designed, and it will also be seen thatthe device is capable of some modification without material departure from the principles and spirit of the invention, and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise form and arrangement of the parts herein set forth.

For instance, among the modifications of which my invention is susceptible may be mentioned the integral construction of the pipe-bowl or the rigid connection of the sections or members thereof, and while in Fig. 2 the parts have been shown as constructed separately it will be understood that ordinarily a cheaper and stronger device may be produced with an integral or rigid constructionsuch as that which is illustrated in Fig. 5, wherein the flange or shoulder 12 and the threaded surface are formed integral with the body or cylindrical portion of the bowl.

l-Iaving thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A pipe having a stem, the shank of which is provided with a cup projecting from its upper surface and adapted to receive a cigar, a hollow plug adapted for insertion in said cup and adapted to receive and hold a cigarette, and a pipe-bowl having at its lower end a socket to receive and fit on the cup over said plug, substantially as set forth.

`2. A pipe, the stem of which is provided with a shank having a cup projecting from its upper surface and adapted to receive a cigar, a hollow plug adapted for insertion in said cup and adapted to receive a cigarette, and a pipe-bowl having at its lower part a socket to receive and fit on the cup over said plug, said bowl having an interior shoulder to engage said plug and hold the same in place, substantially as set forth.

3. A pipe, the stem of which is provided Ywith a shank having a cup projecting from its upper surface and adapted to receive a cigar, said cup being provided with exterior screw-th reads,a hollow plug fitting in said cup and adapted to receive and hold a cigarette, and a pipe-bowl havin gat its lower end a screwthreaded socket to receive and fit on the cup over the plug and provided with an interior shoulder to engage the plug and hold the same in place, substantially as set forth.

4. In a pipe,` the stem having an externallythreaded cup projecting from its upper surface and adapted to receive a cigar, a hollow plug insertible in the cup, and a bowl screwed to said cup and iianged to engage with, and

confine the plug in place therein, as and for the purposes described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afIXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

PHILIP BRGWN, JR.

Witnesses:

VoLNEY S. TRUNYER, .VALENTINE REMBE, J r. 

